No just rumors started by the media. He is racing again in the US in the Fondo races.Originally Posted by Andrija .
A comeback?
Is there a chance of his engagement with that Swiss team interested in Cancellara? Or with the new German team?
No just rumors started by the media. He is racing again in the US in the Fondo races.Originally Posted by Andrija .
A comeback?
Is there a chance of his engagement with that Swiss team interested in Cancellara? Or with the new German team?
Thanks.Originally Posted by jhuskey .
No just rumors started by the media. He is racing again in the US in the Fondo races.
I think he has been doing a blog for Eurosport also. He is still in the game just not in the tour.Originally Posted by Andrija .
Thanks.
He's enthusiastic in promoting cycling.
I think he'll enjoy in company of fans.
If I remember correctly, they've all signed three year contracts with Leopard. Also, Leopard's license is on three years.Originally Posted by slovakguy .
any thoughts on how riis, the schlecks and cancellara can mend fences and bring themselves together in a team? i figure the schlecks are a no-go because of the contador signing, but fabu did have some very good results with bjarne building squads around him.
Thanks And.Originally Posted by Andrija .
If I remember correctly, they've all signed three year contracts with Leopard. Also, Leopard's license is on three years.
Right now, it isn't likely the Leopard will continue in cycling. Maybe if something dramatically changes during and after Vuelta, but I doubt.
I presume, someone could buy out the license and make a new team.
The new German team looks like logical successor of Leopard's license. The other possible successor - Bruyneel, currently isn't looking too realistic.
So, in my opinion, Schlecks and Cancellara could ride together next year either in Leopard or in that German team.
There's no way back to Riis for Schlecks, but Cancellara could return.
Cancellara's choice depends on his readiness to go through the same situations which made him displeased both with Riis and Schlecks, I'd say.
Thus I believe the Swiss team could be his preferred choice.
He would be their ticket to Classics, and they would be his own team near home.
The only problem could be the Tour invitation. Cancellara is a rider who should be present in the hundredth edition of the race.
Originally Posted by jhuskey .
I think Wiggins has the yellow locked unless something unforseen happens. How about third place? Evans could get about a minute on Nibali in the long TT but he probably needs to attack on Thursday for sure to gain a few seconds on Nibali. The only other consideration is that Evans has the legs to pressure Froome to sacrifice himself for Wiggins and crack. Not likely but I am not readay to call it over. I need some more racing. Either way Evans has a hard fews day and literally an uphill battle to make the podium.
Toussuire was where Rolland won??Originally Posted by Andrija .
Wiggins looks good for the overall triumph, no doubt.
Next two stages should bring some excitement. Evans, Nibali and VDB have to try something. If they don't try, people will say they've surrendered without fight, and that's what no one likes to hear.
They have to put Wiggins under pressure and make Froome thinking if he should follow or lead.
If the trio behind Wiggo and Froome manages to disturb Sky's hierarchy on Wednesday, the race is on again. On Thursday it's already late.
I think they've had and missed a chance to do this on the way to La Toussuire .
I'd say the key of this year's Tour excitement is at Froome.
BMC is proof of that!Originally Posted by limerickman .
superteams cobbled together rarely work.
Indeed BMC are.Originally Posted by steve .
BMC is proof of that!
Yes, the stage where Rolland won, and where Froome made that controversial acceleration.Originally Posted by limerickman .
Toussuire was where Rolland won??
If it was I agree that this is where the others, if they were capable, should have tried to attack SKY.
To be fair, although Wiggins appeared to be in trouble in the final 10 kms, I think the other GC contenders were in trouble too.
Nibali looked fresh but Evans didn't. Van Den Broeck on that stage did make moves
agreed with reservations. the blokes on eurosport made the point about how poorly this bmc team has performed. have to lay blame for that squarely at ochowicz's feet. far too often sky have peeled every bmc rider away from evans and still had three of their sky jerseys at the front when the road went up.Originally Posted by steve .
BMC is proof of that!
It's basically due to the way UCI does their rankings - are rider truly IS better off playing it safe and locking down a top-10 finish, as opposed to attacking and trying to win - because if it doesn't work and he blows himself up, he'll most likely free-fall from top 5 out of the top 20.Originally Posted by slovakguy .
what surprises me is how few alliances have been made on the road to put sky under pressure. odd that the ones in the top ten can all see that they need to work together to take sky down a peg, yet they all seem to like their current positions rather than take a run at a better position. as though there are better bragging rights and marketing opportunities for having placed third and not fifth.
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